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单词 republic of turkey
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Republic of Turkey


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Noun1.Republic of Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the BalkansRepublic of Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923TurkeyDardanelles campaign, Dardanelles - the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the TurksAga, Agha - title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey)bulghur, bulgur, bulgur wheat - parched crushed wheatIBDA-C, Islamic Great Eastern Raiders-Front - a Turkish terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in Istanbul; a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government and its ties to the European Union and NATOJerusalem Warriors - ethnic Turkish Sunni terrorists who are linked with the Turkish Hizballah; killed a United States Air Force sergeant in 1991Kurdistan Labor Pary, Kurdistan Workers Party, Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan, PPK - a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern TurkeyRevolutionary People's Liberation Front, Revolutionary People's Liberation Party - an extreme Marxist terrorist organization in Turkey that is opposed to NATO and the United States; attacks Turkish security and military officialsTurkish Hizballah - an ethnic Kurdish group of Sunni extremists formed in the late 1980s in southeastern Turkey; seeks to replace Turkey's secular regime with an Islamic state and strict shariah law; responsible for bombings and the torture and murder of Turkish and Kurdish journalists and businessmen; receives support from IranNATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization - an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective securityAnatolia, Asia Minor - a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of TurkeyBalkan Peninsula, Balkans - a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain RangeMiddle East, Mideast, Near East - the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization"Adrianople, Adrianopolis, Edirne - a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor HadrianKurdistan - an extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the CaucasusAbydos - an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and LeanderAdana, Seyhan - a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan RiverAngora, Ankara, capital of Turkey, Turkish capital - the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goatsAdalia, Antalya - a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of AntalyaAntakiya, Antakya, Antioch - a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of ChristianityCanakkale Bogazi, Dardanelles, Hellespont - the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian TurkeyHalicarnassus - an ancient Greek city on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the mausoleum at HalicarnassusConstantinople, Istanbul, Stamboul, Stambul - the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox ChurchBrusa, Bursa - a city in northwestern TurkeyIzmir, Smyrna - a port city in western TurkeyPergamum - an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed hereSardis - an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural center of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402Aegospotami, Aegospotamos - a creek emptying into the Hellespont in present-day Turkey; at its mouth in 405 BC the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians and ended the Peloponnesian WarArarat, Mount Ararat, Mt. Ararat - the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood recededAras, Araxes - a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was AraxesBosporus - a strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping routeEuphrates, Euphrates River - a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
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Republic of Turkey


Related to Republic of Turkey: Türkiye
  • noun

Synonyms for Republic of Turkey

noun a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans

Synonyms

  • Turkey

Related Words

  • Dardanelles campaign
  • Dardanelles
  • Aga
  • Agha
  • bulghur
  • bulgur
  • bulgur wheat
  • IBDA-C
  • Islamic Great Eastern Raiders-Front
  • Jerusalem Warriors
  • Kurdistan Labor Pary
  • Kurdistan Workers Party
  • Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan
  • PPK
  • Revolutionary People's Liberation Front
  • Revolutionary People's Liberation Party
  • Turkish Hizballah
  • NATO
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Anatolia
  • Asia Minor
  • Balkan Peninsula
  • Balkans
  • Middle East
  • Mideast
  • Near East
  • Adrianople
  • Adrianopolis
  • Edirne
  • Kurdistan
  • Abydos
  • Adana
  • Seyhan
  • Angora
  • Ankara
  • capital of Turkey
  • Turkish capital
  • Adalia
  • Antalya
  • Antakiya
  • Antakya
  • Antioch
  • Canakkale Bogazi
  • Hellespont
  • Halicarnassus
  • Constantinople
  • Istanbul
  • Stamboul
  • Stambul
  • Brusa
  • Bursa
  • Izmir
  • Smyrna
  • Pergamum
  • Sardis
  • Aegospotami
  • Aegospotamos
  • Ararat
  • Mount Ararat
  • Mt. Ararat
  • Aras
  • Araxes
  • Bosporus
  • Euphrates
  • Euphrates River
  • Seyhan River
  • Tigris
  • Tigris River
  • Turk
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